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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The world’s most human-like robot has begun work as a university receptionist. And scientists positively predict the new technology will ______ provide childcare and offer _____ to lonely elderly people.

With her soft skin and flowing dark-brown hair, Nadine does not only meet and greet_____, smile, make eye contact and ___ hands, but she can even_______ past guests and get into conversation based on ______ chats.

Unlike _____ robots, Nadine has her own personality and ______ . She can be happy or sad, _______ on the topic.

Powered by intelligent ____ similar to Apple’s Siri or Microsoft’s Cortana, she is the creation of scientists at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and is based on her creator Prof Nadia Thalmann.

Prof Thalmann, the director of the Institute for Media Innovation who led the development said robots such as Nadine are bound to become more visible in offices and _____ in future.

“Robotics technologies have ____ significantly over the past few decades and are already being used in manufacturing and logistics,” she said.

“As countries worldwide face ______ of an aging population, ____ robots can be one solution to _____ the shrinking(缩小的) workforce, become personal ______ for children and the elderly at home, and _____ serve as a platform for healthcare services in future.”

“Over the past four years, our team at NTU have been _____ cross-disciplinary(跨学科的) research in social robotics technologies— involving engineering, computer science, linguistics, psychology and other______ — to transform a virtual human(虚拟的人), from within a computer, into a ______ being that is able to observe and interact with other humans.”

1.A. constantly   B. totally    C. eventually    D. instantly

2.A. friendship   B. love       C. dignity      D. affection

3.A. students    B. scholars   C. strangers    D. visitors

4.A. hold        B. shake     C. exchange     D. wave

5.A. recognize   B. civilize   C. symbolize     D. realize

6.A. various      B. previous   C. precious      D. conscious

7.A. original    B. normal   C. theoretical  D. conventional

8.A. looks        B. gestures C. figures       D. emotions

9.A. focusing    B. agreeing   C. depending    D. reflecting

10.A. software   B. equipment C. firm          D. technology

11.A. homes      B. schools   C. laboratories D. hospitals

12.A. fled        B. qualified C. advanced     D. needed

13.A. changes     B. challenges C. chances     D. chapters

14.A. industrial B. beneficial  C. artificial  D. social

15.A. meet with B. compare withC. deal with    D. sympathize with

16.A. bodyguards  B. nurses      C. assistants   D. companions

17.A. mostly    B. even        C. ever         D. merely

18.A. adopting   B. operating   C. conducting   D. witnessing

19.A. services   B. fields     C. means       D. targets

20.A. physical   B. practical   C. electrical   D. magical